oolite
pronunciation
How to pronounce oolite in British English:
UK ['əʊəlaɪt]
How to pronounce oolite in American English:
US ['oʊrˌlaɪt]
Word Origin
- oolite (n.)
- "rock consisting of fine grains of carbonate of lime," 1785, from Modern Latin oolites, from oo-, comb. form of Greek oon "egg" (cognate with Old English æg, see egg (n.)) + lithos "stone" (see litho-). So called because the rock resembles the roe of fish.
Example
- 1. A small rounded accretionary mass , usually of calcium carbonate , larger and less regular than an oolite .